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Storms to continue all week

The storms that caused flash flooding in Milan on Saturday night will continue to work their way through the West Tennessee area into Memorial Day weekend, according to meteorologists with the National Weather Service.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue early Monday morning, but the threat will decrease into Tuesday.

All of West Tennessee was under a flash flood watch on Sunday night. The warning was expected to expire by 7 p.m. Monday.

Meteorlogist Marlene Mickelson from the National Weather Service in Memphis said a cold front is expected in the West Tennessee area after storms pass on Tuesday.

Low temperatures throughout the week are expected in the mid-50s and mid-60s, with highs near 80 degrees.

Rain is expected to begin again Wednesday and continue throughout Memorial Day with a slight change of thunderstorms.

Gibson County Emergency Management Director Rickey Graves said flooding on Saturday night caused standing water in some businesses in Milan after the city received three inches of rain in an hour and a half.

Milan Police Chief Bobby Sellers said flooding caused some roads to be blocked because they had flooded entirely.

All roads had cleared by Sunday afternoon, Graves said.

On Sunday night, the National Weather Service credited Milan with the highest rain total in West Tennessee at more than five inches. The Dyersburg and Covington areas reported approximately one inch of rain, the lowest in the area.